I enjoy watching great movies but can’t say I’ve watched that many. Since I’m quite particular I hate the idea of testing loads of movies and wasting time/money to find the right ones for me.
So if some of you could help me out by recommending some that would be great.
I don’t really have a particular genre that I can name I like so what I’ll do is give you a description of the movies I really enjoy and name a few.
The kind of movies I like are ones where you can tell the director/write has given it a lot of thought. Something “different”, an idea which is maybe a bit strange but executed well, doesn’t have to be a “Hollywood Blockbuster”.
If it’s an action movie I dislike the pure fighting and gun ones, I like something with a bit more depth, a touch of thriller added to it, with scheming plots, twists, strange personalities, something a bit more niche. True stories are always good and movies set in one place or setting such as Panic Room.
If it’s a thriller then it must be something that makes me think, something deep which makes you question things, but not over the top deep so that I’m left feeling completely surreal.
If it’s a drama/romance, then I enjoy movies that portray real life in the world today, in the last 20 years or so, not before or after. Preferably with not too much soppy romance, I like the movie to focus on more important things then just “I’m in love with her, she loves him, but it’s complicated because I can’t let her know she likes me, so I need to play hard to get and eventually she’ll come to me, but I’ve moved on, yet I still miss her and…”
If the movie has comedy that’s a big bonus, it’s best when it’s dry or unexpected, or done in an unusual way.
I’ve purposely left out horror/sci-fi/fantasy! It’s not that I don’t enjoy them, just not what I’m looking for at the moment!
If I’ve finished the movie feeling a bit philosophical, or inspirational, or intellectual then I usually have really enoyed it.
Finally, here is a small list of the types of movies I would rate an all time best for me:
Amelie
The Departed
Blow
Lord of War
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
Kidulthood
Changeling
City of God
Apologies for writing an essay but any help is much appreciated.
Thanks 🙂
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Could You Recommend Me Some Amazing Movies?
Posted on January 2, 2011.
The following are some of the best movies I’ve ever seen:
Equilibrium
Casino Royal
Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Speed
Unstoppable
The Machinist
The Five Heartbeats
Fire and Ice (1982)
The Usual Suspects
The Shawshank Redemption
Ben Hur
Spartacus (1960)
Tombstone
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
Undisputed III
Undisputed II
Ninja (2009)
Se7en
Glory
Dog Soldiers
Purgatory
The best thing to do is go on a movie review site like empire magazine and review any suggestions you get. They’ve got a feature on the top 500 movies of all time at the moment that should have something in for you!
Inception
Sling Blade
The fountain
Serenity (sci fi)
Buffalo soldiers
Fight club
Shawshank Redemption
Green Mile
Pitch black(sci fi)
Event horizon (sci fi)
Memento
Shutter island
Burn after reading
Up in the air
The men who stare at goats
Hurt Locker
Ong bak
Magnolia
Unforgiven
Mr & Mrs Smith
Moulin rouge
Juno
Lord of the rings (all 3)
Donnie darko
American psycho
American beauty
Almost famous
The matrix
Big Lebowski
Blade runner
The crow
Pulp fiction
Reservoir dogs
Hot fuzz
Just a few for you to look up!
i’m not sure you’ll like this, but try to watch 17 Again
The hangover
Law Abiding Citizen
&
Stigmata
Make you think movies:
Inception
Memento
In Bruges
The Lives of Others
Romantic Comedy movies:
Bread and Tulips
The Valet
Make you feel STRONG emotions: (Not good ones)
Gone Baby Gone
The Wonderful Whites of West Virginia
(Because you put Amelie in there, I added a few foreign films) Enjoy!
Great picks you have there some of mine:
Shutter Island
Fight Club
Pan’s Labyrinth
Million Dollar Baby
The Prestige
Platoon
JFK
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Being John Malkovich
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World
Blood Diamond
The Princess Bride
Schindler’s List
Edward Scissorhands
The Godfather I and II
The Science of Sleep
Shallow Grave
Aliens
Saving Private Ryan
(BTW My fav movie at the moment is The Departed)